
Town Hall on High Costs of Prescription Drugs
August 5, 2021 @ 10:00 AM CDT
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AARP North Dakota hosted this Access Live event to discuss the high cost of prescription drugs and the efforts to reduce them. This event featured State Senator Howard Anderson of North Dakota’s 8th District; James McSpadden, Senior Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute; and Josh Askvig, AARP North Dakota State Director. Senator Anderson explained the details of drug cost transparency laws recently passed in the June 2021 legislative session. Participants asked questions concerning kickbacks, legislative support for lower pharmacy costs, price controls, preferred pharmacies, and providers.